ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi on Wednesday warned criminals and hoodlums to stay away from the state.
The Governor gave the warning in Enugu during the inauguration of a special task-force on road decongestion in Enugu East Local Government Area (LGA).
Ugwuanyi who was represented by his Special Assistant on Security Matters, Mr Tochukwu Obiorah, stated that the government would not tolerate any activity that would breach the existing peace in the state.
He urged members of the task-force to also see their responsibility of ensuring free traffic flow as an opportunity to reduce crime in the state.
“As members of the task-force, you need to be truthful in whatever you do but if you are here to commit crime, you will face the law.
“May I also use this opportunity to warn cultists and armed robbers to stay off the state,” Ugwuanyi said.
The Commissioner for Transport, Mr Peter Omeje, said that the inauguration of the task-force became necessary following the traffic chaos along major roads in Enugu East LGA.
Omeje, who was represented by the Chief Provost Marshal in the ministry, Mr Prince Akachukwu, said that the exercise was in collaboration with a private firm, Umuchineke Nigeria Ltd.
He said that road obstruction and congestion had become a major concern in Enugu East LGA, especially, in Abakpa.
Omeje urged members of the task-force to work in line with the traffic laws in the state.
According to him, the traffic law management passed into law in the state in 2012 has 63 acts that constitute offenses with their penalties.
Earlier, the General Manager, Umuchineke Nigeria Ltd. Mr. Victor Uchedienyi, said that their task was to ensure free flow of traffic on major roads in Enugu East LGA and others.
Uchedienyi said that the chaotic nature of the roads in the area had become frustrating to commuters.